Urinary tract infection due to aeromonas spp., a lesser known causative bacterium

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 679-681

  Mandal, Jharna ^a   Dhodapkar, Rahul ^b   Srinivas Acharya, N ^a   Sastry, Apurba ^a   Parija, Subhash C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b PONDICHERRY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aeromonas spp.; Puducherry; Uncommon; Urinary tract infection; Uropathogens

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AEROMONAS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AEROMONAS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 79957787673     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1052     Document Type: Article

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